Monday, February 9, 2009
Writer: Kimberly Draper
news@utsi.edu
A banquet, luncheon, free short courses, student design
competitions, and an "engineer-for-a-day" program will highlight
National Engineers Week activities Feb. 16-20.
The regional engineering and science societies will host a
recognition banquet at 6 p.m. on February 19, at the University of
Tennessee Space Institute's dining room. Dr. Frank Akers, former
associate director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will
present a talk on "National Security." Cost of attending is $30.
Attendees are asked to RSVP by February 12, to Dee Merriman at (931)
393-7293 or dmerrima@utsi.edu.
An AIAA-sponsored luncheon at the Arnold Lakeside Club from 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on February 18 will feature Tom Ramsay of Honda
of America "Race Car Dynamics" as speaker. Further information on
the luncheon may be obtained from Joe Wehrmeyer, (931) 454-4345 or
at
Joseph.Wehrmeyer@arnold.af.mil.
AEDC and local businesses will host "Engineer for a Day" and the Student Design Competition will be at the Hands-On-Science Center in Tullahoma.
Schedules for the free short courses, which will be held in the
UTSI Short Course Room, Lower A, are as follows:
Feb. 16, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. "Strategic Planning in a Technical
Environment" [Handouts]
Feb. 17, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. "Corporate Financial Management
for Non-Financial People" [Handouts]
Feb. 18, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. "Technical Project Management"
[Handouts]
Feb. 19, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. "Continuous Improvement
Philosophies" [Handouts]
The courses are free, but reservations are requested. Please contact Ms. Becky Stines at (931) 393-7276 or bstines@utsi.edu to reserve spaces and for any further questions.
